BEAUMONT, Texas — A woman witnessed her army captain husband die in Afghanistan during a Skype chat.

Capt. Bruce Kevin Clark, a nurse from the Beaumont Army Medical Center, in Texas, died Monday while talking to his wife during one of the couple’s regular online video chats, the El Paso Times reported Friday.

Army officials have not yet released the cause of the 43-year-old’s death.

“Bruce’s wife tragically witnessed her husband’s death during one of their regular Skype video chats,” a statement from Clark’s family said.

It added, “At the time of the incident, the family was hoping for a rescue and miracle but later learned that it was not to be. Although the circumstances were unimaginable, Bruce’s wife and extended family will be forever thankful that he and his wife were together in his last moments.”

The father of two, from Spencerport, NY, was deployed to Afghanistan in March with the A Company, Troop Command, based in Beaumont.

His funeral will be held in Spencerport, and a memorial service will take place in Addison, Mich.